Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? Colosseum

[Panda]

The detonations hardly fazed the immortal as he considered for a brief moment whether he should take cover or continue to charge his enemy.

She can detonate those drones at will. This might be a problem.

Deciding to take cover, Michael dives in behind the nearest piece of cover large enough to hide him as he looks back at the armor to find...

She can summon them wherever she wants to, and they have multiple firing modes.

By some miracle, the armor manages to destroy enough of the drones with its lightning-enhanced halberd, tearing through most of them, but unable to get all of them before they fire. Though the center mass is heavily damaged by the assault, the limbs and head remain intact. The armor quickly escaped from what was left of the formation afterwards, firing off lightning bolts at their opponent en masse and missing pretty much all of them. The question of what he was intending to hit is silenced by the debris falling from the ceiling, prompting Michael to wait, still hidden in his cover, for the opportune moment to strike.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Ito Kizumi vs Noel Vermillion

The Wheel of Fate is Turnin

Rebel:1

ACTION!

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Another day, another bucket to kick.

Standing in an abandoned warehouse, Ito glared at what appeared to be his enemy. A scarf unceremoniousally rolled around his mouth was all that could hide his feral grin. Teeth clenching, he tried as hard as he could to conceal his murderous intent, but it seemed his glee simply gave him away: Ito had been shaking ever since he saw her.

"Hey, get me with your best shot." said Ito with a voice full of cockiness.

[SINIB]

Noel

Noel looked at the black haired ninja who had challenged her to hit him with her best shot. She quickly pulled out Bolverk and combined the two pistols into a minigun, releasing a deadly spray of instant death to anyone caught in its path.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Ito's eyes widened as a deadly hail of bulletfire came flying at him. No matter how fast, no man could have possibly dodged such an attack.

However, Ito Kizumi could no longer be considered among men.

Leaping from the ground with awe inspiring speed, a black blur soared high up, leaving but a scarf in it's path. Cloth torn into shreds of fabric too small for the eye to see, there was no longer any trace of the ninja.

"What's the matter? I'm over here!" Ito sneered cheerfully from behind. Still in the air, the ninja spun backwards in a quick blurring motion. As he did so, countless near invisible kunais went flying at the girl, each aimed with deadly precision for her head, throat, heart and femural artery.

[SINIB]

Noel

Ito's eyes widened as a deadly hail of bulletfire came flying at him. No matter how fast, no man could have possibly dodged such an attack.

However, Ito Kizumi could no longer be considered among men.

Leaping from the ground with awe inspiring speed, a black blur soared high up, leaving but a scarf in it's path. Cloth torn into shreds of fabric too small for the eye to see, there was no longer any trace of the ninja.

"What's the matter? I'm over here!" Ito sneered cheerfully from behind. Still in the air, the ninja spun backwards in a quick blurring motion. As he did so, countless near invisible kunais went flying at the girl, each aimed with deadly precision for her head, throat, heart and femural artery.

Noel’s mind couldn’t process the kunais alone, lucky for her, she had Bolverk helping her, focusing her mind on the fight at hand to superhuman precision. As a result, instead of being skewered she lept out of the way as soon as he disappeared, narrowly dodging the deadly knives. A thin trickle of blood ran down her face, but she ignored it. Or rather, Bolverk made her ignore it. Before she finished dodging, she had already disengaged the guns and as soon as she landed, without even wasting a second, she pulled the triggers, releasing countless explosions around the ninja instantaneously, there was no delay, no bullets came forth from the guns. The air simply exploded all around him.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Had Ito not have been looking at the woman's trigger fingers in time, he would have perished in this very instant. Luckily, he had just enough time and momentum to swing back in a flip just as the triggers were pulled.

Countless explosions burst behind him, his backflip having enabled him to dodge by a hair's breath. His smile grew even wider, this enemy... this enemy was one he could crush with all he had!

As soon as his foot touched ground, a blur shot from below and the ninja dashed like a deadly bullet against the woman's side. Flipping and turning, he launched multiple kunais at once from all directions.

Each lunged for her vitals with unnatural precision as Ito kept zig zagging around Noel, getting closer and closer with every thrown knife. His fun was barely starting...

[SINIB]

Noel

Had Ito not have been looking at the woman's trigger fingers in time, he would have perished in this very instant. Luckily, he had just enough time and momentum to swing back in a flip just as the triggers were pulled.

Countless explosions burst behind him, his backflip having enabled him to dodge by a hair's breath. His smile grew even wider, this enemy... this enemy was one he could crush with all he had!

As soon as his foot touched ground, a blur shot from below and the ninja dashed like a deadly bullet against the woman's side. Flipping and turning, he launched multiple kunais at once from all directions.

Each lunged for her vitals with unnatural precision as Ito kept zig zagging around Noel, getting closer and closer with every thrown knife. His fun was barely starting...

Noel's eyes widened when he dodged her massive attack. "No way!" She exclaimed. Before she could recollect herself, she found herself hit with kunai from all directions, blood pouring out of multiple wounds. She lept out of the way, and made a quick decision. Throwing up a large shield made up of many blue hexagonal shapes to block his attacks, she made her move in the split second window she had created. "Summoning Lux Sanctus!" She yelled out, an enormous ornate blue white and yellow sword descended with enourmous speed, embedding itself in the ground.

She was covered for an instant with a blinding light. When it dissappeared, her outfit had completely changed: she was wearing something with heavy armguards resembling swords on her arms, and leg armor to match. She was wearing a headplate, and her wounds no longer seemed to bother her. Even her eyes had changed: while before they had been a deep emerald green they were now as blue as the ocean. She had eight swords floating behind her, which quickly reconfigured into a blue shield surrounding her entire body. "Begone!" She yelled at the ninja.

[Kotomine_Rin]

At the sight of the spectacle the ninja witnessed, what else could he do but laugh in joy? His eyes widening in bloodthirsty glee, he bared a child-like smile as what was once his opponent appeared to have metamorphosed.

"Hah, I knew you had it in you!", he roared before jumping higher than ever, a blur emanating from his hands calling forth a hail of kunai spread in a wider range.

His field was almost ready to be set...

[SINIB]

Noel

At the sight of the spectacle the ninja witnessed, what else could he do but laugh in joy? His eyes widening in bloodthirsty glee, he bared a child-like smile as what was once his opponent appeared to have metamorphosed.

"Hah, I knew you had it in you!", he roared before jumping higher than ever, a blur emanating from his hands calling forth a hail of kunai spread in a wider range.

His field was almost ready to be set...

The rain of kunai bounced off Noel's shield. In between volleys, she lept up into the air. Twenty, thirty, fourty feet in the air. She left the building through the hole Lux Sanctus had created and floated ten feet or so above the roof. She summoned fifty or so steins, she began using them to carpet bomb the building, her lasers easily penetrating the cheap corrugated iron roof. She kept a close eye out for the ninja; she didn't want to get hit by any more of his attacks.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Ito's laugh slowly faded as the woman rose high up, flying towards the heavens. This was no cheap parlour trick, but the real deal. This... was no longer time for playing around.

His heart raching, he ran as fast as he could manage, countless beams tearing all that surrnounded him. Dashing like a furtive shadow, he leapt from wall to wall all while grabbing a string. Ito now jumped off what appeared to be a cooncealed web of thin wires, avoiding the strikes even as the web was being demolished by the barrage of beams.

Quickly, he reached the hole that provided his nearest escape. Of course, he knew he would be expected by his foe. Leaping off the edge of the crater formed on the roof, he launched multiple kunais once again, even now lunging at her vitals with deadly speed and precision. But that was but a decoy...

Still holding onto string, he leapt with incredible speed, his nimble movements as audible as a flea's, he now stood above his foe once more. His sword was unsheated just as the knives were to reach her, a blade swung down on the nape of her neck to finish her off with haste.

Of course, both attacks would fail... she could counter them with ease, of that he was sure. But he was ready for such a thing, she would not get out of this alive.

[SINIB]

Noel

Ito's laugh slowly faded as the woman rose high up, flying towards the heavens. This was no cheap parlour trick, but the real deal. This... was no longer time for playing around.

His heart raching, he ran as fast as he could manage, countless beams tearing all that surrnounded him. Dashing like a furtive shadow, he leapt from wall to wall all while grabbing a string. Ito now jumped off what appeared to be a cooncealed web of thin wires, avoiding the strikes even as the web was being demolished by the barrage of beams.

Quickly, he reached the hole that provided his nearest escape. Of course, he knew he would be expected by his foe. Leaping off the edge of the crater formed on the roof, he launched multiple kunais once again, even now lunging at her vitals with deadly speed and precision. But that was but a decoy...

Still holding onto string, he leapt with incredible speed, his nimble movements as audible as a flea's, he now stood above his foe once more. His sword was unsheated just as the knives were to reach her, a blade swung down on the nape of her neck to finish her off with haste.

Of course, both attacks would fail... she could counter them with ease, of that he was sure. But he was ready for such a thing, she would not get out of this alive.

As soon as her foe appeared from within the now burning building, she surrounded herself completely with large balls of crackling energy circled around her at an unbelievable speed and she then flew towards him, intending on annihilating him completely. "Repent!" She yelled. "For I am the godslayer! I shall destroy you!" Her swords remained ready, in the position to activate her shield at a thought in the case of the unlikely event of him braching the balls. She was not taking any chances.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Ito couldn't help but chuckle in excitedment, both were now focused on killing one another. He could almost taste his own blood, despite wearning no grave injury.

"A godslayer? Very well, but how does one call one who can slay a slayer of gods!?", the ninja roared as he braced himself  for the clash. However, ust as the balls of energy were to decimate his body, the ninja flipped sideways, completely avoiding his opponent at the last second.

Falling below the crater, he held his hand forward, facing the woman before shutting it into a fist, grinning with a cocky smile.

Knives, nearly invisible knives held by concealed strings had been pulled by the sudden motions of the ninja, and now were launched exactly where he planned.

"Checkmate!" Ito cried as multiple kunais surrounded his enemy from all possible sides, the one place for her to keep moving would be forward, into the hole.

Multiple thuds could be heard in the devastated building, he was slipping trough what seemed an endless maze of razor sharp strings, freefalling as he readied himself once more.

[SINIB]

Noel

Ito couldn't help but chuckle in excitedment, both were now focused on killing one another. He could almost taste his own blood, despite wearning no grave injury.

"A godslayer? Very well, but how does one call one who can slay a slayer of gods!?", the ninja roared as he braced himself  for the clash. However, ust as the balls of energy were to decimate his body, the ninja flipped sideways, completely avoiding his opponent at the last second.

Falling below the crater, he held his hand forward, facing the woman before shutting it into a fist, grinning with a cocky smile.

Knives, nearly invisible knives held by concealed strings had been pulled by the sudden motions of the ninja, and now were launched exactly where he planned.

"Checkmate!" Ito cried as multiple kunais surrounded his enemy from all possible sides, the one place for her to keep moving would be forward, into the hole.

Multiple thuds could be heard in the devastated building, he was slipping trough what seemed an endless maze of razor sharp strings, freefalling as he readied himself once more.

Noel stopped short just before she reached the building. Going back in would be foolish, that's what he wants me to do! She thought to herself. The knives disintigrated on impact with the orbs as she leapt upon the air back to the high ground. Glancing around, she confirmed that he had returned inside the building. "DIE! BEGONE FROM THIS EXISTENCE!" She yelled. Floating fifty feet in the air above the building, she released the swords,summoning immense portals above her. Eight gargantuan swords began to appear from within before they released all at once and slammed through the weakened walls, collapsing the already heavily damaged warehouse.

[Kotomine_Rin]

The plan went more smoothly than Ito Kizumi could have ever hoped for. Yes, he could now crush this troublesome insect with all he had. Yes, he knew it was unlikely the knives would reach her, they were only meant to distract her for a while.

Strings now surrounded the woman as if to entangle her, not an inch was safe from the metal wires. By repelling the kunais, Ito had enough time to put the strings into motion, and were now circling her like a net. They wouldn't touch her, but they did serve as an excellent decoy by hiding his presence.

The swords, however, would be problematic. Problematic in the sense that they sent his heart in a booming torrent of joy. Smiling with bared fangs akin a cruel monster, he laughed before flipping back as he kept falling down.

All it took was a kick to channel the remaining force needed to the string tied on his foot. This sent a dagger that happened to have been cast much higher than his opponent down below, lunging for it's owner's enemy with the hungry gry of the gushing wind.

The kunai befell upon her shoulder like a flashing comet, even if not much, it would buy him time.  It wasn't going to reach her, but if it did... it would be great.

Now, the kunais attached to the kunai were a different story. Falling like a torrential rain, countless knives were each meant to shred the woman to pieces.

Grinning, the ninja fell further down, ready to face the crashing blades. Jumping from sttring to string, Ito  now leapt from the humongous blades, untouched by their sharp edge even as he ran up against them. Not unlike a spider, he moved trough every obstacle like water, until reaching a window.

Crashing out of it, he took advantage of the distraction to grab hold of yet another kunai, and throw it with all he had beneath the woman.

[SINIB]

Noel

The plan went more smoothly than Ito Kizumi could have ever hoped for. Yes, he could now crush this troublesome insect with all he had. Yes, he knew it was unlikely the knives would reach her, they were only meant to move the strings around the woman. Sensing the danger of the claws, she had not realised she had just walked in a spider's web.

Strings now surrounded the woman as if to entangle her, not an inch was safe from the metal wires. By repelling the kunais, the strings were put into motion, and were now circling her like a net. They wouldn't touch her, but they did serve as an excellent decoy by hiding his presence.

The swords, however, would be problematic. Problematic in the sense that they sent his heart in a booming torrent of joy. Smiling with bared fangs akin a cruel monster, he laughed before flipping back.

All it took was a kick to channel the remaining force needed to the string tied on his foot. This sent a dagger that happened to have been cast much higher than his opponent down below, lunging for it's owner's enemy with the hungry gry of the gushing wind.

The kunai befell upon her shoulder like a flashing comet, even if not much, it would buy him time.  It wasn't going to reach her, but if it did... it would be great.

Now, the kunais attached to the kunai were a different story. Falling like a torrential rain, countless knives were each meant to shred the woman to pieces.

Grinning, the ninja fell further down, ready to face the crashing blades. Jumping from sttring to string, Ito  now leapt from the humongous blades, untouched by their sharp edge even as he ran up against them. Not unlike a spider, he moved trough every obstacle like water, until reaching a window.

Crashing out of it, he took advantage of the distraction to grab hold of yet another kunai, and throw it with all he had beneath the woman.

As the strings wrapped themselves around her, Noel knew something bad was about to happen. She wouldn't be able to retrieve her swords in time to throw up her shield. So, she made a quick descision. She forced the orbs outward, disintigrating the stings surrounding her that threatened to destroy her. Then she summoned an unbelievable amount of steins, surrounding herself with them completely in an orb. She spared no expense, this enemy was exceedingly dangerous. Her precautions proved to be well founded, as she was soon bombarded with knives from every direction. The knives bounced harmlessly against her constructs, unable to penetrate their form. Soon, her swords reappeared behind her as the giant ones vanished in a flash of light, leaving only a the ruins of a desiccated building and the craters behind.

Noel Threw up a quick shield, looking around for the man. As soon as she saw him, she summoned four steins around him, holding him in place. "You are a fool." She said, panting a bit. "You shall pay the ultimate price."